diff --git a/Penumbra/UI/AdvancedWindow/ModEditWindow.Models.MdlTab.cs b/Penumbra/UI/AdvancedWindow/ModEditWindow.Models.MdlTab.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aeae20cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Penumbra/UI/AdvancedWindow/ModEditWindow.Models.MdlTab.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+using Penumbra.GameData.Files;
+
+namespace Penumbra.UI.AdvancedWindow;
+
+public partial class ModEditWindow
+{
+    private class MdlTab : IWritable
+    {
+        public readonly MdlFile Mdl;
+
+        public MdlTab(byte[] bytes)
+        {
+            Mdl = new MdlFile(bytes);
+        }
+
+        public bool Valid => Mdl.Valid;
+
+        public byte[] Write() => Mdl.Write();
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/Penumbra/UI/AdvancedWindow/ModEditWindow.Models.cs b/Penumbra/UI/AdvancedWindow/ModEditWindow.Models.cs
index d43ae55b..bcfc77ad 100644
--- a/Penumbra/UI/AdvancedWindow/ModEditWindow.Models.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/UI/AdvancedWindow/ModEditWindow.Models.cs
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ namespace Penumbra.UI.AdvancedWindow;
 
 public partial class ModEditWindow
 {
-    private readonly FileEditor<MdlFile> _modelTab;
+    private readonly FileEditor<MdlTab> _modelTab;
 
     private static List<TagButtons> _submeshAttributeTagWidgets = new();
 
-    private static bool DrawModelPanel(MdlFile file, bool disabled)
+    private static bool DrawModelPanel(MdlTab tab, bool disabled)
     {
+        var file = tab.Mdl;
+
         var submeshTotal = file.Meshes.Aggregate(0, (count, mesh) => count + mesh.SubMeshCount);
         if (_submeshAttributeTagWidgets.Count != submeshTotal)
         {
diff --git a/Penumbra/UI/AdvancedWindow/ModEditWindow.cs b/Penumbra/UI/AdvancedWindow/ModEditWindow.cs
index db9201ca..365c4a4a 100644
--- a/Penumbra/UI/AdvancedWindow/ModEditWindow.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/UI/AdvancedWindow/ModEditWindow.cs
@@ -584,8 +584,8 @@ public partial class ModEditWindow : Window, IDisposable
         _materialTab = new FileEditor<MtrlTab>(this, gameData, config, _editor.Compactor, _fileDialog, "Materials", ".mtrl",
             () => PopulateIsOnPlayer(_editor.Files.Mtrl, ResourceType.Mtrl), DrawMaterialPanel, () => _mod?.ModPath.FullName ?? string.Empty,
             (bytes, path, writable) => new MtrlTab(this, new MtrlFile(bytes), path, writable));
-        _modelTab = new FileEditor<MdlFile>(this, gameData, config, _editor.Compactor, _fileDialog, "Models", ".mdl",
-            () => PopulateIsOnPlayer(_editor.Files.Mdl, ResourceType.Mdl), DrawModelPanel, () => _mod?.ModPath.FullName ?? string.Empty, (bytes, _, _) => new MdlFile(bytes));
+        _modelTab = new FileEditor<MdlTab>(this, gameData, config, _editor.Compactor, _fileDialog, "Models", ".mdl",
+            () => PopulateIsOnPlayer(_editor.Files.Mdl, ResourceType.Mdl), DrawModelPanel, () => _mod?.ModPath.FullName ?? string.Empty, (bytes, _, _) => new MdlTab(bytes));
         _shaderPackageTab = new FileEditor<ShpkTab>(this, gameData, config, _editor.Compactor, _fileDialog, "Shaders", ".shpk",
             () => PopulateIsOnPlayer(_editor.Files.Shpk, ResourceType.Shpk), DrawShaderPackagePanel, () => _mod?.ModPath.FullName ?? string.Empty,
             (bytes, _, _) => new ShpkTab(_fileDialog, bytes));